This partridge cochin is 8 weeks old and looks nothing like her siblings. I know some birds can be slow growing but this one is almost naked, her bum looks worse than her front. She isnt getting picked on. Is this ok or is there something I can do to help her? She doesnt seem to be in pain but I...
I posted it on some chicken FB pages I am on and someone said its this...it actually fits the description very well.
http://www.poultrydvm.com/condition/ringworm
https://www.farmhealthonline.com/disease-management/poultry-diseases/favus/
*Edited to add* I highly believe she has Favus based on the appearance of her skin and also her little comb is missing hair behind it. She is breathing heavily but not through her mouth. I am going to put Monistat on her twice a day but what else can I do to try and save this girl? Anything oral...
She can see, just not sure how well or if its even normal sight. She doesnt run into things but cant walk straight or hold herself up for long without going backwards. She is in a separate brooder with a stuffed animal. I let her in with the other chicks often when I am watching her so she isnt...
She is drinking good, eating is a little more difficult so I have been giving her yolk to help supplement. She chirps a lot and sounds strong. Cant walk straight to save her life though. Very wobbly and goes backwards more than forward.
Somehow I find all the broken chicks at the feed store and am compelled to bring them home to try and fix them or give them a warm loving death. Today this girl was there...when I got her she had been picked on so has a huge scab on her head. Her eyes were not open at all. Once I got her home I...
I can get some meds this evening. I am hoping she makes it but she is so much weaker than yesterday.
When I told the feed store they gave me a replacement bird and said they would take her. I didnt want her to die in a back room alone so I said I would keep her to see if I could save her, or at...
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I have been giving her Nutri-Drench mixed with water since yesterday...Yesterday when I would give it to her she would perk right up. Today she seems weaker but she is still drinking it via a dropper. How would I best keep it clean? She is so small I dont want to...
This was her yesterday. She’s currently on a heating pad, in a blanket. Eyes closed and trying to chirp here and there. When her sac broke I freaked out and just cleaned it up so I didnt get any pics of her.
Yesterday I picked up some 3 day old chicks at the local feed store. Once I got home I realized one still had her yolk sac attached and is much smaller than the others. I kept her separated, gave her nutri-drech, heated with a heating pad and in a cozy soft blanket. I kept the yolk sac as moist...
I’ve checked them all for parasites. Separating won’t help because she does it to herself too. I’ve tried bringing her in the barn and she gets stressed because she hates being alone (screams all day) so I tried a run next to the other birds and she still picked herself
I will get a higher...
I do have stop bleed and use it every time...but that doesn’t heal it or stop the picking. It’ll go weeks without bleeding then all of a sudden it starts again. I tried keeping her in a run by herself near the other birds to see if that would help it heal and she just picked it herself without...
Help please...this girl has been going back and forth for so long.
Months ago (February) she had a broken feather in her wing, we plucked it and kept her separate for a few days. No more issues for a few weeks then she was bloody again. Brought her in, bathed her, found the hole the feather was...